Holland area salutes vets with Veterans Day events

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Military veterans will be honored at several events taking place in the Holland area on Friday, Sunday and Monday, Nov. 12.

Three high schools will host Veterans Day assemblies on Friday and Monday.

Holland High School will host its Veterans Day assembly 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Fred Johnson III, Hope College history professor and United States Marine Corps veteran, will be the keynote speaker. Veterans will also have an opportunity to be video recorded as a special part of the program.

The parking lot in front of the high school will be reserved for veterans who are coming to watch and participate in the assembly, which will be in the Dutch Dome. All veterans and their families are also welcome to arrive at 9 a.m. for refreshments and fellowship prior to the assembly. The high school is located at 600 Van Raalte Ave.

The ceremony will also include laying a wreath at Holland High's Vietnam Veterans' memorial. The eight-foot-tall memorial commemorates three Holland High grads — Jack Elenbaas, Scott Freestone and Bruce Van Dam — who fought and died in the Vietnam War.

Holland Christian High School and West Ottawa High School will hold their assemblies on Monday, Nov. 12. Holland Christian High School’s assembly will take place from 8:45-9:45 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, in the school gym. The high school is at 950 Ottawa Ave.

West Ottawa will host a breakfast for veterans 8-8:45 a.m. Monday, followed by an assembly from 8:45-10 a.m. The breakfast and assembly are in the high school's north building, 3685 Butternut Drive.

The Holland Windmill Chorus will provide a free concert for Veterans Day at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, in All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 252 Grand St., Saugatuck. A free-will offering will be accepted, and a meet-the-chorus reception with light refreshments will follow.

Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital will also host a ceremony honoring and thanking all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces at noon on Monday, Nov. 12. The ceremony will take place at the main entrance of the hospital, 8333 Felch St.

— Follow this reporter on Twitter @SentinelErin.

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